Friday News: “2017 Ranks in 3 Hottest Years on Record”; “Republicans oppose Republican plan to keep the government open”; Tim Kaine Says “There’s no reason to shut the government down”

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 19.

2017 Ranks in 3 Hottest Years on Record (“Global temperatures were 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th Century average in a year marked by climate-related disasters, from wildfires to hurricanes.” Stop emitting greenhouse gases ASAP!)

Sen. Tim Kaine On Why He Opposes Stopgap Funding Mechanism For Government (“There’s no reason to shut the government down. If it shuts down, it’s only because the Republican majority doesn’t want to work on weekends…The Republicans said in December, give us another month, and we’ll come up with a final deal. And then at the eleventh hour, now they say, well, give us another month, and we’ll come up with a final deal.”)